Yatsu-higata

Coordinates: 35°40′N 140°00′E / 35.667°N 140.000°E / 35.667; 140.000

Black-winged stilts in Yatsu-higata tidal flats near Tokyo Bay

Yatsu-higata (谷津干潟) is a tidal flat in Narashino, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, 2 km from Tokyo Bay. Once one of the largest tidal flats in Japan, much of the area has been reclaimed. Forty hectares of wetland were designated a Ramsar Site in 1993.[1][2]

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References

  1. ↑ "The Annotated Ramsar List: Japan". Ramsar. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
  2. ↑ "Ramsar Sites in Japan - Yatsu-higata" (PDF). Ministry of the Environment. Retrieved 24 March 2011.


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